Yoko Tanaka

"Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet- a tablet embedded with the knowledge of some of the ancient world's most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis (smuggled along in a basket), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth, and- oh, yes- help her mother dig up treasures on her archaeological expedition. But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure...

Theodosia's ability to detect black magic raises her suspicions about a magician known as the Great Awi Bubu, while Henry discovers an artifact at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities that is coveted by every occultist in London.

Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.

Two cats, one in the city and one in the country, chase mice before going to sleep.

Eleven-year-old inventor Sol must recover his self-confidence if he and his eight-year-old sister, Connie, are to escape the clutches of Hansel and Gretel's witch, to whom they have been led by their new stepmother and the man they believe to be their father.

Blanket and Bear have always gone everywhere with their boy - but one day they are accidentally left behind. On a daring adventure across oceans and faraway lands, they travel to find their way back to the boy, meeting new friends along the way.

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.